This was a live color broadcast from NBC’s Brooklyn Studios and it was a huge production with lots of sets. Most of the actors in this musical were members of the original Broadway cast, except a very young Jack Klugman who sang and danced. I would have loved to been there for a live color broadcast. You too?
September 13, 1990…”Law And Order” Debuts On NBC Below is a tour or the set from the beloved Jerry Orbach. “Law And Order” and “Gunsmoke” are tied for the honor of television’s longest running live action primetime series…both lasted 20 years, but “Gunsmoke” aired more episodes, so it still holds the record. FYI, “The Simpsons” […]
Let’s Twist! 1960, Dick Clark’s Beechnut Show on ABC from The Little Theater in New York City In the first 10 seconds or so, Dick Clark intros Chubby Checker while standing in front of a TK10 on a Houston Fearless 30B stage crane. I was 10 when this song came out and played this record […]
Hail To The Chief…And The ‘Sheriff’ Here is yours truly with Rob Lowe in the Oval Office. In a break between scenes, I got a chance to meet Rob and after a couple of minutes conversation, I told him I play the Sheriff on ‘Squidbillies’. He instantly lit up, laughed and said “I thought you […]
CLASSIC! RCA TK41s In Action At NBC Brooklyn Studios At 12:58 and 23:35, you’ll see the great RCA TK41s in action at NBC Brooklyn. The date was March 13, 1966 and the production was ‘The Bell Telephone Hour’. That episode was ‘The Music Of The Movies’ and in the clip you’ll see (Oz scarecrow) Ray […]
This was the first musical I did lighting design for professionally, 1965 at Timber Lake Playhouse in Illinois. It is still there, 2012 being their 50th season.
$100,000 cameras and 50 cent carboard viewfilder covers.
The factory installed viewfinder hoods were not very good for overall operation, henceforth, the cardboard viewfinder hoods. They worked better.